Valencia A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE

I fully agree.

To be precisely it wouldnt be my first choice to live in Davao City. but if you find a nice place at the outskirts, or not too far away from shopping malls and hospitals and other facilites Davao has to offer I could imagine you you could have a pretty nice life. For me it is a spot where you can enjoy a quiet life countryside and benefitting of the advantages of a capital like shopping malls with good choices, hospital, good internet covergae and so on.

I visited Davao several times and was just impressed hence it is much better organized than other big cities in the Philippines like Cebu and Manila. The traffic is enormous but easier to handle. Drivers are more disciplined. Taxi drivers are not cheating. I had the feeling people are more educated and open minded. (Only my personal impression).

But of course I have to agree with @Notmyrealname who is stating that there are much more natural desasters in Davao compared to Dumaguete. That is a valid point. It´s fact.

But as stated before I am happy in Sibulan and have no intention to move. 15 minutes toairport, boulevard, north point, down town and Valencia.
Life is good.

 

Tanjay is a really nice place also, but Valencia beats it hands down for access to all sorts of services available in nearby Dumaguete which includes a BI and especially for a Foreigner here on a Tourists Visa, now I believe they are only available for two months and not six as before?

Valencia retains a quiet rural charm has fairly clean mountain air and such easy quick access to the City, Ferry Ports, Airport and many Hospitals.
For me it was pretty much a no brainer to choose this place in which to build a house for the Family.

 

Six month visas are now done online - no need to visit BI

 

I am here for 54 days only so I guess I must apply for the 59 day Visa before my first 29 days are past, can I do this on line or do I need to visit the BI office?
Just a few days ago another member here was to tell me 6 months is only available in Manila?
Thanks for your help

 

You can apply online or you go to BI. Both works out.

I must say services of BI office in Dumaguete really improved. I used it twice during the last few months and it was really ok. No issues at all.

There is an officer outside BI office who helps you filling out the necessary form and conducts a pre check. Then you enter the office, hand over your documents to one of the ladies, pay the bill and it is done. Whole thing takes maybe 20 or 30 minutes.

If you show up early in the morning you can collect your visa same day in the afternoon. If you show up later it will be ready next day.

In previous years I was always using the services of the agency next door to BI. They did great but nowadays there is no more reason to for that.

I am the first who complains about poor govern services. But I exclude BI from that meanwhile. From my point of view they are doing a fine job.